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Repulsion

1965 · 105 min

A slow, suffocating descent into a fractured mind, where ordinary rooms turn menacing and every sound feels like a threat.

Tagline
The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!
Overview
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, horror
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Written by
Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach
Starring
Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Patrick Wymark, Renée Houston, Valerie Taylor, James Villiers
Music
Chico Hamilton
Cinematography
Gilbert Taylor
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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